Fastener for automobile-hoods.



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To all 'whom it may @encarar Be it `rknown that l, hnnaanim l.. "Crane,a citizen of the United States, and a resident or nGrange,- in theeonntv ot Essen and State of New Jersey, have invented certain nevv 'anduseful lmprovements in Fasteners -lor `dutornoloiledtloods, olf whichthe follovvinn"- is a specication.

ll/ly invention isan improvement in lasteners for automobile hoods, andhas `lor its l ohjectto provide a simple, easily operated,

inexpensive `device oit the character specilied, hy :means ot which,with a single movement,

'. the hood may he locked or nnloelredat hot-h lli ends.

ln the drawings: lgure l' isapartial side vievv el a motor vehicle,having the improved lastener;

Fig. 2 is a 'vievv'rom the inside; l'ig; 3 is a section en the line 3-3ol Fig. 2, loolringinthe-.direction ol the arrows adjacent to' theline.;

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The present enohodiinent ofthe invention is 'shovvn in connection vviththe liodk l oit a motor vehiele .indicated at 2, L and the inaprovementcomprises a pair ol bolts 3 v'vhieh are monnted to slide in hearingsy 4lon the inner` 'lace ol the-hood near each end thereol.

vlEach oit these holts is adapted to engage a lreeper 5 on theframe ooft the antomohile, to loch the hood and the trame at the end ol' thehood or near each end thereof.

l handle memher, consisting ot an eve or handle 2f and a shanlr '8, ismounted. tofelide in4 a vertial slot 9 in the side vvall ol the hood.`Linlrs 10 connect the inner end oil' the shank of the handle vvith theholte-3. Une ol these linlzs l0, vas sho-vvn in hip; d, hanl a pair orlegst at the end adjacentv to the handle, hetvveen which is received asinpileV lng on the Aother linlr, and the shank is headed, as shown, tohold the linlrs in plane..

il pair ol plates ll is. snp-ported hvthe handle, one ol' thesaid platesheine" onthe inner face ol the hood and the other on the outer face, andthese plates have an opening through which the shanlr entends.

plateeare slidahle on the hood with the handle, and eoil spningsV l2 arearranged loetvveen the grip portion l ol the handle and the 4outermostplate ll.

ils ivill loe noticed :trom an inspection olE hier. l, the prip portionol the handle is ol eonsiderahle length, and two springs l2 areprovided, one at eaeh end ol4 the vgrip. "lheae'springs normally pressthe handle outvvardlv, holding the linlrs l0 in close con taet ivith theinner snrlaee ot the hood.

ln operation, 1with the parte in the'poeition or lipgs. l and E2, thatis, with the holts in ivithdravvn position and the hood nnloelreth ivhenit is desired to `lock the hood, the handle il-ll is Iegrasped and.moved doivnvvardlv inthe I@lot 9. 'lhis 'movement eanses the linhs l0to prese the holts 3 away trom eaeh other into engagement with theheepere 5 and the hood ie loelred.l

lo nnloelr the hood it is onlyA necessary to reverse this movement andthere is sul lili heient 4ltrietion hetvveen the parte to hold thehandle in nnloelred position until is dem sired to apgain nnloelr thesaine. 'lhespringo also prevent rattlinagr-olZ the parts, making4 thehood ivill move np in a continuons movev ment.

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` l elaimt f e lin replaeinpt thehood the saine is ln an antomohile,the'eomhination with the hood and-the traine ot. the vehicle, el meanslor loolrinp; the same to the tranne, said menne eomprieinp; holtemounted to elide on the inner lace oli the hood at the Elli oppositeends thereol and in opposite direc tions, heeper on the trarne lorengagement hv eaoh holt, a handle monnted to slide von tieallp in thehood vvall, aard vvall harvinpn a vertioal slot and the, handle having ashank movement of the handle serving to open the extending through theslot, links connecting bolts.

the shank With the bolts, plates on the shank BENJAMIN FREDERICK CLINE.on opposite sides of the hood, and springs Signed in the presence of- 5between the handle and the outermost plate j J G. TRUSDELL MOORE,

for pressing said handle outward, the lifting G. M. MCCOLLUM.

